IF MANUEL PELLEGRINI is looking to add a bit of muscle to his Manchester City midfield in the January transfer window then he can stop his search now, as Menelik Watson has offered his services.

The Oakland Raiders offensive tackle, who arrived at Gatwick Airport yesterday morning along with his team-mates for Sunday's clash against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium, says he would provide the perfect foil for Yaya Toure.

Watson, a City fan, also fancies himself as a set-piece specialist, so perhaps West Ham's Sam Allardyce would also be interested in the 6ft 5in, 22st 2lb Mancunian.

"Me and Yaya Toure? No one is getting by us," said Watson, tongue firmly in cheek. "I can still play. Two years ago, I won the intramural title at college. I was a defensive midfielder.

"I'll let Yaya go forward and I'll do all the defending. I have always been good at free-kicks and corners but I have never been good at shooting.

"So I'll stay back, do the long balls and sit in front of Vincent Kompany and protect him. Yaya can then do his maestro thing. We'd win a couple more titles with me in the team."

The Raiders have endured a poor start to the season, losing their opening three games, but Watson is hoping to kick-start their campaign in front of a full house at Wembley and reward their long-suffering supporters.

"For our fans to keep showing up despite the seasons we've had recently gives you even more motivation to do something special, because they deserve it," he said.

"It's a very similar situation to how City used to be ­ how many years were we bad? There's no one who deserves the glory more than City fans.

It's almost like the supporters don't know how to react to all the success. You've been in a rut for so long that you get used to it.

"But now we've had two championships in three years, so you can't argue with that."

Watson, 25, added: "I want to come back to Wembley for the FA Cup final next year, even if City aren't in it, just for the experience.

"I always dreamed about playing at Wembley for City as a kid, so to come here with the Raiders is special."